Find out whether you’ll need a plug adaptor when travelling to Iceland, or how widely available internet access and mobile coverage are.

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Electricity and sockets

The electricity supply in Iceland operates at a frequency of 50 Hz and a mains voltage of 220 V. The voltage and socket system is the same as in other Nordic countries.

Type C or Fsocketswith two round pinsareused in Iceland. Type F sockets also have two additional earthing pins. Most countries in continental Europe use the same type of sockets, so travellers will not need an adapter.

However, if you are travelling from the Americas, the UK or Asia, you will probably need an adapter.

• Sockets– C and F
• Voltage– 220 V
• Frequency– 50 Hz

Internet

Although Iceland is not part of the EU, yourmobile datawill still work without any extra charges. Internet coverage in Iceland is very good in the wider areas surrounding all larger towns (those with at least 500 inhabitants).

However, there are vast areas in Iceland that are sparsely populated or completely uninhabited, where there is no mobile signal at all.

PublicWi-Finetworks are offered by the vast majority of hotels and guesthouses and are also available in almost all restaurants, shopping centres and tourist attractions.

If you’re from a country outside the EU, you can quickly and easily get an Icelandic data e-SIM on the website airalo.com.

Calls

When making calls in Iceland, the same rules apply to mobile operators from the EU and the UK as if you were making domestic calls.

This means that if you live in the EU or the UK, you’ll pay the same prices and rates for calls home from Iceland as you do when calling from home. You won’t incur any roaming surcharges when travelling to Iceland.